Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 278 Conflict

People, I really can't get used to it. The Boers are spoiled by the British now.

The Boers in the era of the Great Migration were actually very pioneering. After the British occupation of the Cape, the Boers gave up the real estate in the Cape, sold off the mature farms at a low price, and moved north with the old and the young.

During the migration process, the Boers had to face the siege and interception of the British, the difficult environment, the internal environment on the verge of falling apart, and the attacks of the Zulus.

The Boers overcame many difficulties, and even fought such battles as the "Battle of the Blood River" during the migration process. In the end, the Boers rebuilt their homes in Orange and Transvaal, far away from Cape. The Boers at that time would not eat Take it easy and don't feel sorry for yourself. Now the Boers have forgotten that being strong is the only way out of the predicament, not relying on the help of others.

"Go back, go back to Orange, Mr. Mayor is trying to get more loans in Cape Town, and going to Johannesburg won't solve any problems—" Austin Burns said so earnestly with a tin horn, but was blown by the wind and rain It's all over the place.

"We don't want a loan, we just want our farm back—"

"The farm in Johannesburg is ours!"

"Get rid of the damn yellow man—"

Compared with Austin Burns alone, tens of thousands of Boers were more powerful. They encouraged and supported each other, and they still marched firmly towards Johannesburg.

"There's no way the Johannesburg garrison and police would let you through—"

"See, they're ready—"

"Don't get carried away—"

All the police are trying to maintain order, but in front of tens of thousands of people, the strength of hundreds of people is insignificant.

"You are also Boers, why do you help those British and yellow people?" Finally someone noticed the identity of the Bloemfontein policeman.

"There are no Boers anymore, we are all British—" The voice of the explanation was extremely weak.

"traitor--"

"The traitor—"

"running dog--"

Many Boers were yelling, the grumpy ones had already started pushing and shoving, and the police line of defense was retreating steadily.

When the Boer guerrillas surrendered, the British government allowed the guerrillas to keep their self-defense weapons, so many Boers carried guns, but the guns they carried were pistols, so they were not conspicuous.

When there are too many people, it is easy to be in danger. The thinking that the law does not blame the crowd is not unique to Chinese, and it is even more prevalent among white people.

In the chaotic situation, it is not known whether it was a policeman or a Boer who finally fired the first shot.

Bah!

In the cold rain, the gunshots were so shrill.

"Murdered—"

Some people were crying, and more women and children were pushed down by the crowd, making the situation even more chaotic.

There are also people who are aware of the danger and want to leave the group, but they are coerced by the crowd and cannot escape.

"The situation is dangerous, we must find a way—" a captain yelled at Austin Burns.

"I know the danger too, but I can't do anything about it—" Austin Burns yelled back even louder.

In just two sentences, more gunshots rang out, a policeman was knocked down, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

Bah, bah bah——

Some unrestrained machine gunner tried to intimidate the crowd with a heavy machine gun.

The excited Boers could not be controlled at all, and finally someone shot at the defense line formed by the garrison.

"Fight back, fight back, these are thugs, they're not refugees at all—"

The officers couldn't bear it either, the law does not blame the public, and the same applies to soldiers.

The scene finally got completely out of control.

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"The situation is serious, six policemen and a soldier were killed, more than 20 were injured - the Boers suffered even more, at least 150 people were killed in the clashes, although most were not shot, but Stamped to death by the crowd, now all the Boers have returned to Bloemfontein, about a thousand people need medical assistance, Director Austin Burns and Captains Marrs and Captain Jacob have been controlled, they have to pay for this Take responsibility." Joe Russell briefed Rock, who was decorating his and Phyllis's new house in Bigwig when the conflict broke out.

"How could this happen—" Rock sighed helplessly. People are spoiled bit by bit like this. If they don't get bruised by reality, there is a high probability that they won't turn around.

"It's normal. It's been more than half a year since the end of the war. The work of rebuilding the homeland in Orange is progressing slowly. The compensation of 300 million yuan is a drop in the bucket, and the average cost to each Boer is only a dozen pounds—" Joe Russell was a little gloating, his tone Very frivolous.

"That's all? Haha, that's not how the accounts are calculated. Although a person only has a dozen pounds, but when it comes to families, each family has dozens or even hundreds of pounds. So much money is not enough to rebuild their homes? What's more, O Lange also received a loan of 1200 million pounds-"Rock hates iron and steel, if so much money is given to the Chinese, the farm in Johannesburg can go to another level.

"The Orange government didn't issue the 1200 million loan. They planned to directly support the farm. Unfortunately, the support plan hasn't been made yet. The rainy season this year has come ahead of time—" Joe Russell also felt unbelievable. With so many things put together, it can only be said that the Orange government is too unlucky.

On the second day when the conflict broke out, Ade rushed to Johannesburg from Pretoria to deal with the conflict nearby.

Forget about Orange, 80.00% of Bloemfontein's urban area is flooded, maybe there will be plague after the flood recedes, and Adelaide can't go to Bloemfontein even if he wants to.

"It happened very suddenly. When we received the report, the situation was out of control. Louis and I wanted to discuss a better solution, but Director Austin Pence lost patience. Under attack, the conflict inevitably occurred—” Jan Smother and Louis Botha also rushed to Johannesburg to report to Ade in person.

Ade looked at the calm faces of Yang Smother and Louis Botha, and his heart was full of anger.

These two people seem innocent, and it is unclear what role they played in this incident. What is certain is that they did not prevent such incidents from happening, and they did not respond in time after the incident. At least it is dereliction of duty.

"- We have done our best to control the crowd, but someone is fanning the flames, inciting the crowd to continue to move towards Johannesburg, someone is deliberately causing chaos, the police tried to arrest those who caused the chaos, but they were attacked, the police and the military are people too, It is impossible to ask them to remain restrained when their lives are threatened." Austin Burns still grits his teeth in retrospect.

"Chief Locke, before the results of the handling come out, your Johannesburg Police Department is responsible for the safety of the responsible persons." Ade locked up the person first, and said "safe", but in fact, he was detained.

"Yes!" Rock said succinctly, and took Austin Burns and the two captains away.

In fact, the conflict has not yet been determined, so Austin Burns and the two captains are not criminals yet, so they cannot be locked in prison, so Rock brought Austin Burns and the two captains back to the police station.

"Sorry, your activities can only be within the police station, and you can't leave the police station." The room that Rock arranged for Austin Burns and the others was good. There are also rooms for "special guests" in the police station, and all the living facilities are available. Food and beverages will be delivered directly to the room, and there are police officers on duty outside the door. In fact, it is similar to being held in prison.

The guards on Austin Burns and the two captains would definitely not be so strict. There were not even guards outside the room where they lived.

Austin Burns was not in the mood to pay attention to this, thanked Rock, and then fell headfirst on the bed.

"Finally, I can sleep comfortably!" Although Austin Burns was imprisoned, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had to worry about those dead Boers.

"Fortunately, you can still sleep?" Rock, Captain Marrs, and Captain Jacob smiled wryly at each other. Such a serious group incident happened, and then Austin Burns, Captain Marrs, Captain Jacob and the others The future is uncertain, and it is also a big heart to be able to sleep at this time.

"What else can I do? I don't want to be judged with a bitter face, and I must not let those damned guys be proud." Austin Burns was already aware of their situation.

"Don't worry too much, this matter hasn't been finalized yet, maybe you don't need to go to court." Rock said as lightly as possible, even if everyone knows, this possibility is very small.

"Don't comfort me, Locke, I have only one request, if—if the worst happens, please help me take care of my family in the future." Austin Burns had already made up his mind, and the two captains also The expression is sad.

"Don't be so pessimistic, I will try my best to find a way." Rock didn't talk nonsense, and tried his best to save Austin Burns and the two captains.

It can’t be guaranteed, although the consequences of the conflict are extremely serious and the impact is extremely bad. It will not only cause the split of Orange and Transvaal, but also affect the international reputation of the United Kingdom——

However, the performance of Austin Pence and the two captains in the conflict actually helped Johannesburg objectively. Otherwise, tens of thousands of Boers flooded into Johannesburg, and Johannesburg is unable to settle them now. serious burden.

In fact, even if Johannesburg can settle, Johannesburg will not accept those Boers.

Since the rainy season began, Johannesburg has begun to pay attention to the situation in Bloemfontein, otherwise the garrison and police in Kronstad would not have set up positions on the border before the Boers arrived.

By the way, there are also those farmers in Kronstad. They performed very well in this conflict. Not only were they well organized and efficient, but they also participated in the aftermath of the conflict.

Leaving the police station, Rock went to Philip.

"Locke, don't express your opinion on this matter, the matter is far more serious than you imagined——" After listening to Rocke's reasons, Philip did not agree to intercede for Austin Burns and the two captains.

"I didn't say that we must do something, I just said that we can help them as much as possible under the premise of our ability, Joe has taken over the Bloemfontein Police Department, and he will investigate the truth of the incident , I think, we may need more time, and we cannot allow innocent people to be tried—" Rock wanted to delay time.

"Who is innocent? Hundreds of people were killed and thousands of people were injured. Someone must be responsible for this incident. Don't get involved in it now. Go back to the police station and do what you should do." Philip sternly, has already put Luo Ke treats him like a son-in-law.

Rock was stunned, but he didn't expect Philip's attitude to be so decisive.

The values ​​of parents have a great influence on their children. A pair of unreasonable parents who don't distinguish between black and white have a high probability of educating a bunch of bad children.

It cannot be said that Philip's attitude is wrong. In fact, Rock also knows that Philip's attitude is actually the best way, but Rock doesn't want to stay out of it. Rock can instinctively feel that there is a conspiracy in this matter, as if there is an invisible Big hands are pushing it all, otherwise those Boers wouldn't be able to pull together like this.

Think about the demands of those Boers. They want to take back their farms in Johannesburg. These farms are now run by Chinese farmers, so it is impossible for Rock to give up.

Philip could feel that Roque's attitude was very firm, and even Philip knew why Roque had to get involved. In the past, Philip would most likely ignore Roque and do whatever Roque did.

Not now, now that Rock and Phyllis are engaged, and the two will get married in a few months, so Philip can't just sit idly by.

"Just this morning Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany sent a telegram to London expressing grave concern that Germany may send an investigative mission to see if any Germans have been killed in this conflict - Wilhelm The second made it clear that he wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble, and it is very dangerous for you to get involved in it now." Philip also spoke earnestly.

Rock was really curious, it happened just yesterday, maybe even London didn't get the relevant report, how did the emperor of Germany know so clearly and in such a timely manner.

Reminiscent of Germany's attitude during the Boer War, it is not difficult to determine William II's sinister intentions.

There are indeed Germans in Orange, but the number is very small. After all, German Southwest Africa is not far from Orange. If Germans want to immigrate overseas, German Southwest Africa must be the first choice.

Then William II's current attitude is very interesting.

"Well, I know, I'll be careful." Even with the threat of William II, Roque still won't let go. William II is a shit-stirring stick, he can't wait for the Boer War to suck all the blood of the British government, a chaos Southern Africa, which is in Germany's best interest.

Walking out of the mayor's mansion, Rock saw Ade's secretary, Green Tobias, who was wandering outside the mayor's mansion, looking up anxiously at the mayor's mansion from time to time.

Seeing Rock coming out, Green Tobias was obviously relieved, and walked quickly towards Rock.

Ade wants to see Rock.

(End of this chapter)